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COP25 meeting - Meat & diary sector: taxes, CO2 pricing; reduction

06-12-2019

Meat and Dairy: taxes & fair pricing of CO2 The need for global reduction plans Meeting Madrid, Climate Summit COP25, Monday 9th December 2019, 14-15 h. Room 2, Hall 9  13-13.30 h....

Message Wageningen University for COP25 Summit Madrid and EU: promote 'Protein' Pricing strategies and UN Food & Agri action

18-11-2019

The Wageningen University President of the Board, Louise Fresco, promotes two important international food strategies ,.relevant for the Climate Summit 2-13 December in Madrid and the EU...

Dutch TAPP Coalition successful in promoting 'fair meat price' tax, supported by majority of Dutch population

17-11-2019

Last week our organization (TAPP Coalition) had a first big success : our minister of Finance (Menno Snel) promised our Parliament to prepare plans for a ‘fair meat price tax’ within the...

Dutch Finance Minister starts study on 'fair meat prices' for new fiscal reform

16-11-2019

Menno Snel, the Dutch Minister of Finance (taxation), promised the Dutch Parliament 13th of November 2019 to start a study on fair meat prices, within a new study aimed to prepare new...

PhD thesis meat tax by Sander Biesbroek - Healthy and Sustainable Diets

19-08-2019

17 September 2019 from 12:45 to 13:45
PhD Defence: Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Finding co-benefits and trade-offs for the Netherlands
This thesis investigated the association...

Discussion about an increase of the meat tax has started in Germany

17-08-2019

In Germany, politicians of the SPD and Greens made a proposal to increase the tax on meat last Wednesday. The agricultural spokesperson for CDU also responded positively to the proposal....